c/kWh
Total capacity
99 L
99 L freezer
Energy rating
2.5
Star rating index 2.50
Annual electricity use
210 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$69 / year
$5.77 / month ยท $693 over 10 years

16% more electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 27% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $97 over 10 years.

Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (260 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh ร— 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered Under 150 L chest freezer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.

Midea MERC151FZFO1AP running cost

Per month
$5.77
Per year
$69
5 years
$347
10 years
$693

210 kWh ร— 33c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.

Capacity and compartments

Total gross volume
99 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
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Frozen storage volume
99 L
GEMS adjusted volume
177 L
freezer compartment
99 L gross

Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.

Similar chest freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 99 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Trade Tested 91640493 L150 kWh/yr4$50
Heller HCFH10099 L152 kWh/yr4$50
Kogan KAM99LCHFZE99 L155 kWh/yr4$51
Midea MDRC154FZE01APE99 L155 kWh/yr4$51
Stirling STR-CF99RM99 L155 kWh/yr4$51

Freezers similar to the Midea MERC151FZFO1AP

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Germanica GCF95LAU
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
99 L2.5210
Mistral MCFH98-F, MCFH98, MCFH98W, MCFH98W-F
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Imprasio IMCF100
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Robinhood RHCF98
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Robinhood RHCF100
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
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Mistral MCFH98W-F
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Iceland 351101
1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
98 L2.5208
Heller HCFH100
same capacity, same door count, similar external size
99 L4152

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 99 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Midea MERC151FZFO1AP specifications

Type
Chest freezer
Configuration
Chest
Doors
1
Defrost
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Ice maker
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Width
545 mm
Height
850 mm
Depth
495 mm
Annual energy (label)
210 kWh
Star rating index
2.503
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
260 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
1.188
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZRF0952
GEMS registration id
172047
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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Designation
Freezer
Product class
Class 8
GEMS group
Group 6C: chest freezer
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
Test standard
AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
Consumer type rule
Designated a freezer, chest configuration (GEMS group 6C)

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: midea.com.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.